On 20 November, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea issued Announcement No. 2024-530, which proposes to amend some of the contents of the Residue Standards for Hazardous Substances in Agricultural Products at the Production Stage, with the main contents as follows:
1. Set new residue limit standards for 14 pesticides, including Amisulbrom, and to revise the residue limit standards for 5 pesticides, including Chlorpyrifos.
2. Set new degradation rate constants for 14 pesticides including Amisulbrom.
The consultation period for the above is open until 11 December 2024.